APS Statements

APS Statements shape the public policy positions of the organization and its advocacy efforts. Statements are crafted through a meticulous review process to ensure that leaders and members of APS may provide input. A statement is officially adopted when it is voted on and passed by APS Council at one of its semiannual meetings.

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Education

• Undergraduate Research Statement
• K-12 Access to Physics & Teacher Preparation Statement
• Career Options for Physicists
• Advocacy for Science Education
• K-12 Assessment and Science
• The Education of Science Teachers
• Research in Physics Education
• Creationism
• APS Statement on Graduate Admissions

Ethics & Values

• Guidelines on Ethics
• Statement on Civic Engagement
• Statement on the Status of Women in Physics
• Statement on Open Access
• Perpetual Motion Machines
• Promoting an Inclusive Workplace

Human Rights

• Diversity Statement
• Against the Call to Boycott Israeli Scientists
• Protection Against Discrimination
• Statement to the United Nations
• APS Statement on the International Nature of Science and International Scientific Cooperation

National Policy

• Addressing the Global Energy Challenge: Accelerating the Transition to Carbon-Neutral Energy Sources
• Control of the U.S. Nuclear Complex
• The Use of Nuclear Weapons
• Physical Science Research Funding
• Science and Technical Advice for Congress
• Freedom of Scientific Communication in Basic Research
• Visa Rules and Government Procedures Hampering U.S. Science and Technology
• Nuclear Testing
• DOD Funding for Basic Research
• Security and Science at the Weapons Laboratories
• The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
• Conservation of Helium
• Nuclear Energy
• Statement on Earth’s Changing Climate
• Verification Science for International Peace and Security